Trump tweets he'd 'shut down' government if Democrats don't fund US-Mexico wall
From the Story:
"President Trump said on Sunday that he would be willing to shut down the federal government if the Democrats do not agree to Republican demands about funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump wrote on Twitter that border security "includes the Wall! Must get rid of Lottery, Catch & Release etc. and finally go to system of Immigration based on MERIT! We need great people coming into our Country!"
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Many more people [according to polls] want the wall and border security than oppose it. Aside from the political justification for the wall etc there are valid security concerns and issues that would be greatly reduced with the wall. [Terrorist entry and drugs to name two].
All of this may be my politics getting the better of me, but the situation is dangerous and needs to be fixed.
"President Trump said on Sunday that he would be willing to shut down the federal government if the Democrats do not agree to Republican demands about funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump wrote on Twitter that border security "includes the Wall! Must get rid of Lottery, Catch & Release etc. and finally go to system of Immigration based on MERIT! We need great people coming into our Country!"
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Many more people [according to polls] want the wall and border security than oppose it. Aside from the political justification for the wall etc there are valid security concerns and issues that would be greatly reduced with the wall. [Terrorist entry and drugs to name two].
All of this may be my politics getting the better of me, but the situation is dangerous and needs to be fixed.
When the government shuts down, the government doesn’t shut down.
When they "shut down the government" under Obama, they spent extra money trying to make sure people were inconvenienced in order to get them to insist on raising the credit limit. The most egregious one I saw was putting cones on the side of the road so that people couldn't pull over to the side at a popular view point -- they shut down the view!
During the Reign of King Barry and that government shutdown Dems effectively managed to blame on a wimpy GOP, the Liar-In-Chief said grandmas wouldn't get her Social Security check but that was not true.
Stuff shut down like parks and so forth but the mail ran, the US Military remained operational, the Border Patrol patrolled and you can bet your bottom fiat dollar that the IRS kept on doing its make the accused prove their innocence thing.
To the average citizen the whole thing was no big deal at all.
A physical wall is simply stupid. It will be breached, it will deteriorate and it will be very expensive.
A virtual wall of sensors would be excellent, far less expensive, a place for us to test new detection technology, a chance to test AI, and a much better, adaptable method of implementation.
You have to KEEP them on the other side of the boarder, not just detect them.
How do you protect the sensors from destruction?
How do you power the sensors? What happens when the power fails?
1. What ever we chose. I like EW microwaves. Causes intense pains, but little/no damage. Send a drone. Send people.
2. Towers can be miles from the controlled area. See #1.
3. Solar works fine for this. Battery and DG for backup.
We make these for the Jordan border. They work fine.
We made some of the sensors and were working on the power subsystem.
Not sure why Trump isn’t pursuing this. It is so much less intrusive (like cell towers), and although it would require action to keep people out, it allows the action to be tailored to the situation and administration. I don’t see how the media can apply the kind of negativity to this that they can with a physical wall, and it can be very effective, even if you just watch.
In addition, the government doesnt shut down, but it only sends the workers home for a paid vacation. THAT should stop. If the government runs out of money, it runs out of money and stops paying wages if it doesnt get work.
What we have now is a joke
Why not take $5 billion or $10 billion and expand the already existing walls, fences, etc.
Let the other side claim a victory by claiming to curtail his WALL while he claims victory for expanding the existing barriers.
This is a good one to try. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SgxH...
He tells you what he is doing. If you are challenged for time forward to 24:48 .
25:40 calls out a key point, why are people more concerned about illegal immigrants than US citizens?
It baffles me how people can't make the distinction between legal and illegal immigration.
Unless I'm completely misinformed, this issue is a political artifice. For the past 30 years, they've been building walls in areas where there are a lot of illegal crossings. It worked, and illegal border crossings have decreased. Now most people here illegally enter legally and overstay. Suddenly it's become this huge political hot button. I remember reading articles about this in the 90s. They were building barriers and putting up detection devices, and they were effective. It only makes sense we'd keep doing it.